Official Name: | Newton, Wisconsin |
Pushpin Map: | Wisconsin#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Manitowoc |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 659 |
Coordinates: | 43.9939°N -87.7264°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 53063 |
Area Code: | 920 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1570264 |
Newton is an unincorporated community located in the town of Newton, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. Newton is located along Interstate 43 near Exit 144, 5.5miles east-northeast of Cleveland. Newton has a post office with ZIP code 53063.[1]
The first post office in Newton was called Timothy,[2] and was established in 1882. It was renamed Newton in 1930.[3] The present name of the community is for John Newton, an officer of the American Revolutionary War.
In 2021, the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary was established in the waters of Lake Michigan off Newton.[4] [5]